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I recommend the service. This cost me $35 and saved me about four hours of time (I'm not a smart man). However, this recommendation comes with one caveat, you have to be a bit patient. They say lead time is 3-4 business days, mine was 7. No biggie.

So basically what we have is a H-S-H config with two concentric pots. The 500k pots are the volume for my humbuckers, and one of the 250k is for the single coil volume, and the other is for a master tone control.

I have three mini-switches. Two are for coil splitting, along with an added 'off' position, so I can use these as kill switches. The third mini-switch is the David Gilmour mod, it turns the neck pick on no matter what position the 5-way switch is in.

I'll be replacing my neck pickup with a SD P-Rail, and the bridge pickup with a SD Jason Becker Perpetual Burn. The AP11 will stay... for now...

I've been toying with the idea of refinishing my old SC90 for years, but since the model has been discontinued I'm less inclined to do so

Just curious; have you been sanding between coats of nitro?

One thing to keep in mind; the pickup routes on older Carvin guitars were too shallow to accept aftermarket pickups without some modifications to the body. I'm not exactly sure when they started using deeper routes, but I want to say it's been fairly recent-- within the last 6-years or so?

Your logo looks really good to me-- a very nice touch!

As you know, most of us here are suckers for photos, so keep 'em coming!

Before we get to the pics I will say this. There are some definite imperfections in the finish, but I am pleased with how it turned out. I did not sand back as much of the nitro as I should have. There are still some slight spots that have some slight orange peel, but overall I'm proud of what I've accomplished thus far. It is a darn sight better than what I started with IMHO.

I still have to re-tungoil the neck and clean up around where the lacquer meets the neck. Of course, there's the issue of the electronics as well.

I've been toying with the idea of refinishing my old SC90 for years, but since the model has been discontinued I'm less inclined to do so

Just curious; have you been sanding between coats of nitro?

One thing to keep in mind; the pickup routes on older Carvin guitars were too shallow to accept aftermarket pickups without some modifications to the body. I'm not exactly sure when they started using deeper routes, but I want to say it's been fairly recent-- within the last 6-years or so?

Your logo looks really good to me-- a very nice touch!

As you know, most of us here are suckers for photos, so keep 'em coming!

I did not sand between coats of nitro. It seems the consensus is that it is unnecessary, as each coat will melt into the next.

The pickup routes are a concern for me. I've placed my PU's in the slots, and they seem okay, but the more I fiddle with it, the more I think it'll need some form of modification.

The logo was a big part for me. The final product is pretty good. I have one slight imperfection on the 'C' that I think only I'll ever notice.

This really was a labor of love, and I'm happy it is turning out so far.

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